Both the Red and Blue team stand for the same thing, redistributing wealth from those that produce to those that do not. The only conflict between them is which parasitic aspect of society gets the spoils.
the GOP generally favor lower taxes which prevents income/assets from being redistributed. They tend to favor the free market as opposed to forcing people/businesses to act a certain way
This is the lie they need you to believe. Take a look around. Republicans block democratic tax cuts when it target the not-rich or when it's politically expedient. And there's nothing free market about the way the US economy runs. Whether it's health insurance, telecom, financial, medical, pharmaceutical etc. All the major industries are not free-market, and they're rigged to ensure the politically-connected are winners. The most abusive and easily identifiable instances of crony capitalism are in the defense industry. War is profitable.